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Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula (CDHRAP)
Founded
| 1992
(
1992
)
[1]
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Location
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Area served
| Saudi Arabia
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Method
| monthly newsletter and annual reports in Arabic and English
[1]
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Key people
| Mohammad Abul Azeem al-Hussain
[3]
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Website
| cdhrap
.net
(English/Arabic/Persian)
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The
Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula
(
CDHRAP
) is a Saudi Arabian
human rights
non-governmental organisation
[4]
based in
Beirut
.
[2]
Structure and leadership
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As of 2010
[update]
, CDHRAP was chaired by Mohammad Abul Azeem al-Hussain.
[3]
Aims and actions
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The CDHRAP is a Saudi Arabian human rights non-governmental organisation
[4]
created in 1992
[1]
and based in
Beirut
[2]
that states its belief in human rights "guaranteed by international treaties and conventions so long as they do not contradict with Islamic Laws".
[1]
It declares itself opposed to human rights violations in the Arabian Peninsula, especially against the Shi'a minority. It claims to oppose religion-based discrimination in general.
[1]
CDHRAP acts by publishing news releases, monthly and annual documents in English, Arabic and
Persian
and cooperating with international human rights organisations.
[1]
Saudi government reactions
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In 2001, about ten
United States
and other software companies competed to provide software for
internet censorship in Saudi Arabia
.
The New York Times
identified CDHRAP's website as one of the websites to be blocked.
[5]
See also
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References
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External links
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